Fast, One-ClickZen Cart Hosting
Open-source PHP e-commerce application for building online stores. Install Zen Cart in one click with the Softaculous installer on cPanel NVMe hosting: LiteSpeed, free SSL, daily backups and 24×7 support. From ₹129.00/mo billed triennially.
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cPanel NVMe Hosting Plans for Zen Cart
Pick a server region and a plan, then install Zen Cart from Softaculous in one click. Prices are live from our billing system.
Starter
First site, blogs, portfolios
- 10 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1)
- 1 Website
- 1 GB RAM · 1 core
- Unlimited bandwidth, email & MySQL
- Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
- LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
- Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
- Daily JetBackup backups
- cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
- 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime
Smart
Small business, a few projects
- 30 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1)
- 5 Websites
- 2 GB RAM · 2 cores
- Unlimited bandwidth, email & MySQL
- Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
- LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
- Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
- Daily JetBackup backups
- cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
- 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime
Business
Agencies and growing stores
- 75 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1)
- 25 Websites
- 3 GB RAM · 3 cores
- Unlimited bandwidth, email & MySQL
- Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
- LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
- Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
- Daily JetBackup backups
- cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
- 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime
Enterprise
High-traffic, large portfolios
- 150 GB NVMe Storage (RAID1)
- Unlimited Websites
- 6 GB RAM · 4 cores
- Unlimited bandwidth, email & MySQL
- Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
- LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
- Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
- Daily JetBackup backups
- cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
- 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime
Every plan runs on enterprise NVMe storage in RAID1 with per-account CloudLinux limits. Prices are pre-GST with no setup fee; the same plans and prices apply in India, France, Poland, Canada and Singapore. 30-day money-back guarantee.
What is Zen Cart?
Zen Cart is a free, open-source e-commerce application written in PHP and used to build and run online stores. It is owned by Zen Ventures, LLC and maintained by a community, with its code developed publicly on GitHub. It supports unlimited products and categories, multiple languages and currencies, and a large library of community plugins.
Licence: GPL-2.0 (per licence lines in source files) · Built with: PHP + MySQL/MariaDB · Official site: www.zen-cart.com
Common uses
- General-purpose online store
- Wholesale or B2B shop with group pricing
- Multi-language, multi-currency storefront
- Store extended with community plugins
Zen Cart requirements
- PHP: Depends on release: v2.2.x needs PHP 8.2 to 8.5, v2.1.x and v2.0.x need PHP 8.0 to 8.3 (per Zen Cart docs)
- Database: v2.2.x: MySQL 5.7.8+, 8.x or 9.x, or MariaDB 10.2.7+
- PHP extensions: bcmath, ctype, curl, openssl, fileinfo, gd, iconv, intl, json, mbstring, mysqli, pdo_mysql, pcre, zip, zlib
- memory_limit of at least 128M (256M to 512M recommended)
- Apache 2.4 with AllowOverride All, or Nginx
- allow_url_fopen enabled
Runs on Apache or Nginx with PHP and MySQL/MariaDB, but the documentation lists many required PHP extensions and a memory_limit of at least 128M. Use a PHP version that matches your Zen Cart release.
Why host Zen Cart with Hostripples
- One-click Zen Cart install from Softaculous inside cPanel, with no manual upload or database setup
- All-NVMe storage and LiteSpeed Enterprise with LSCache for quick page loads
- Selectable PHP versions per site and CloudLinux account isolation with CageFS
- Free SSL, daily JetBackup backups and Imunify360 malware protection
- Free migration of an existing Zen Cart site, and 24×7 support in English, Hindi and Marathi
Zen Cart features
What Zen Cart offers
Unlimited products and categories
The catalogue has no fixed limit on products, categories or users.
Multi-language and multi-currency
Stores can be run in several languages and currencies.
Built-in payments
Payment modules include PayPal and Authorize.Net.
B2B and group pricing
Wholesale-style selling is supported through group pricing.
Discounts and gift options
Coupons, gift certificates and quantity discounts are documented sales tools.
Plugin library
A large community library of free plugins extends the core software.
Install Zen Cart in four steps
No manual upload or database setup: Softaculous does it from your cPanel.
Plan
Choose a cPanel NVMe plan and server region
cPanel
Log in to cPanel and open Softaculous Apps Installer
Install
Search for Zen Cart, click Install and fill in the form
Launch
Open your new Zen Cart site and start building
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Zen Cart Hosting: Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
Still have questions?
Our support team is live 24/7 in English, Hindi & Marathi.
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